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Evening Standard Crossword April 13 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 13 2026 answers. The Monday puzzle has 131 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
FearDREAD5Across3 Floor coveringCARPET6Across4 The spirit with which a snap may be takenBRANDY6Across4 Loser of a classic raceATALANTA8Across7 Draw near toAPPROACH8Across7 Read a bit of typing, but not muchSCANTY6Across8 AttackASSAIL6Across8 BirdCUCKOO6Across9 BingeSPREE5Across10 OfficeBUREAU6Across10 In jazz, briefly, I form a trioTRIAD5Across10 ListTABLE5Across11 NurseTEND4Across12 The three shot out of the wayTREY4Across13 SinVICE4Across13 DeceptionHOAX4Across14 Direction taken by an elderly character in EastEnders?SOAP4Across14 Chaldean churchman?DEAN4Across15 Roman emperorNERO4Across15 BurrowSETT4Across15 Little boy's roomDEN3Across16 MetalTIN3Across16 That of a square, always?AREA4Across17 PenetratedENTERED7Across17 TenseTAUT4Across17 Starchy ingredient of Xmas puddingSPUD4Across19 PlunderLOOT4Across19 EpochERA3Across20 Peevish remark I madeCROSSWORD9Across21 Dutch portROTTERDAM9Across21 FiendDEMON5Across21 Ring of lightHALO4Across23 Surface damage caused by bad rust?RUTS4Across23 DregsLEES4Across23 Leander got her loveHERO4Across24 CorrodeRUST4Across24 ThinLEAN4Across25 RamTUP3Across26 You shouldn't be sold one, petPUP3Across26 RushedRACED5Across26 Play about a redhead in Helen's placeTROY4Across27 DingyDRAB4Across27 SerpentASP3Across28 Remain second bestSTOP4Across29 MammalHARE4Across29 StreamRIVULET7Across30 Pile on to the jalopy?HEAP4Across32 ParadiseEDEN4Across32 She has a certain lustrePEARL5Across33 ReligionISLAM5Across33 EmployedUSED4Across33 Answer about an offenceRETORT6Across34 VulgarCOARSE6Across34 By which to win at whist?TRICKERY8Across35 Rescue craftLIFEBOAT8Across35 SatisfySATE4Across35 MistakesERRORS6Across36 Report heard at a certain levelSTOREY6Across36 SorrowGRIEF5Across36 HarmonyUNISON6Across38 WrongREMISS6Across39 IrritableTESTY5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
DraconianHARSH5Down1 Bits of broken strapPARTS5Down1 SharpACUTE5Down1 Musical dramaOPERA5Down2 She has many a song in West Side StoryMARIA5Down2 PerfumeSCENT5Down2 BirdDOVE4Down3 A girl's crazy about oneMAID4Down3 SpotDOT3Down3 SeatCHAIR5Down4 WanderedROAMED6Down4 A bar's wrecked in portBASRA5Down4 CompetentABLE4Down5 StratagemRUSE4Down5 Visiting a club?AWAY4Down5 OwingDUE3Down6 EvokeELICIT6Down6 Girl and boy forming a sort of lineDOTTED6Down6 WigwamTEPEE5Down7 RationQUOTA5Down8 ChidesSCOLDS6Down9 Examiner of dissipated crones?CENSOR6Down9 BurstPOP3Down11 Stick an article out of the wayROD3Down11 An actor's "aside"?APART5Down12 PraiseEXTOL5Down12 ContinuousENDLESS7Down13 Where they serve refreshments on the flight?TEASHOP7Down13 Old soldierVETERAN7Down13 DissuadeDETER5Down14 Desire without passion, nominallyDES3Down15 PistachioNUT3Down15 One also raised not to work?DUD3Down16 BaubleTRINKET7Down16 Male catTOM3Down16 PostponeDEFER5Down18 In which one's enrolled as a matter of dutyROSTER6Down18 On bad termsATODDS6Down18 PassCOL3Down19 There's nothing poetic about tangled ropesPROSE5Down20 Solemn pledgesOATHS5Down20 KnockRAP3Down21 A drink to help recuperateCUP3Down21 ChafeRUB3Down22 River bridged in SurreyWEY3Down22 DrinkNEGUS5Down22 ComedyHUMOUR6Down23 Name a Rugby Union forwardRUPERT6Down23 WeakenSAP3Down24 UnderwearBRA3Down25 Informal exclamation in a business letterCOR3Down25 AmuseDIVERT6Down27 Resentful as the chap who's out of the race?RATTY5Down28 PresageAUGUR5Down28 SpoolsREELS5Down28 DangerPERIL5Down29 AssignALLOT5Down30 Variety of aster eaten by animalsTARES5Down30 Store awayLAYIN5Down31 VacantEMPTY5Down31 Performs songs at the pianoPLAYS5Down31 ThereforeERGO4Down32 TautTENSE5Down32 Time for a glass?HOUR4Down32 Choice of an epic kindPICK4Down33 Mountain goatIBEX4Down33 Sea-eagleERNE4Down34 ObtainedGOT3Down36 ClairvoyantFEY3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, April 13, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.